Gender: Male

Current Location: Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Health Concerns: Cancer

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: June/26/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Practicing Religion as a Convert Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh

Extra Bio Info:

Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.

On June 26, 2022, authorities arrested Keyvanmanesh and three others in Neyshabur as they gathered at a house-church. Keyvanmanesh is reportedly charged with “acting against national security through propaganda against the regime” and “insulting the sacred."

Keyvanmanesh reportedly suffers from cancer.

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